Kazakhstan to increase oil exports via BTC pipeline to 1.7 mln tonnes in 2025

ALMATY, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan plans to raise oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline to 1.7 million tonnes in 2025, the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency reported Thursday, citing Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov.

Kazakhstan transported 1.4 million tonnes of oil through the BTC pipeline in 2024, and about 800,000 tonnes were shipped in the first half of 2025 alone, said the minister, adding that efforts to boost export volumes are underway.

Plans to increase oil exports via the BTC pipeline were discussed during Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's recent visit to Türkiye.